Your New Abs

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They say women’s bodies come in all different shapes and sizes. Well, some girls are born with bodies that naturally seem perfect, no matter what they eat or how often (or not often) the work out. While others are born with bodies that remain overweight from childhood, past the adolescent ages, through adulthood. And then there are people who aren’t necessarily "fat" and are the average weight for their age and height, but are still soft. They look fine in most clothing but sometimes need to take care that they buy looser fitting tops, or their thyes and stomach jiggle ever so slightly when they are wearing bathing suits.

For example, i am a softball player and cheerleader. A girl on my cheer team drinks and eats whatever she wants, always drinks and eats fast food on the weekends, and hardly ever works out (let’s be honest…high school cheerleading workouts at my school are not exactly tough) but has always been and still remains absolutely tiny, with perfectly proportioned features.
5′ 4" and 100 lbs

A girl i’ve played softball with for years has always stayed active, but doesn’t eat the best, and is farr overweight, always has been.
5′ 6" 180ish lbs

And I was always relatively small, but as i grew up and went through puberty i became the third type. I am 5′ 4ish" and between 115 and 120 lbs. I work out almost every day and have become increasingly concious of what i eat compared to how active I’ve been day by day. Yet i still have some jiggle, and almost an inch or two of fat around my midsection.

My friend has a petite body figure–5′ 3" and used to be the most active out of anyone. When she she was diagnosed with Anorexia, she ran 5-8 miles a day, with weights/circuit training/etc. A total of 3 hours or working out a day. Plus the fact that she hardly ate anything at all. Even when she was 90 lbs and had hardly any fat on her body, she still did not have flat or defined abs–and trust me, she worked more on her abs than on anything else. More than anywhere else, she still had a LITTLE bump of fat on her lower stomach…with her strict dieting i feel like theoretically that should not have been the case at all.

So what do you think? Is it simply the sad truth that some body types simply can’t obtain those flat, "six pack" abs, the perfect body, while others naturally have the luxery of such a tight body? I’m just curious because I’m freakishly obsessed with fitness and body type, ha.

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You can’t choose where you lose fat. I’m male, and all my fat is in my butt and on my obliques. You can overtrain abs like you can any muscle. People think about abs differently because they aren’t visibly functional: they just help your torso move unlike your biceps or back. The obliques are a pain. Some people mistake obliques for love handles. Quite often, training abs hard (especially with a twist) or doing side bends will result in larger obliques and a fat like appearance. The body is made to be thin and muscular, not necessarily vascular, but muscular. The key is to get your body to use fat for fuel, instead of carbs. You do that by removing your intake of starches and sugars. Vegetables are still okay. You just can’t have wheat, corn, potatoes, or soy. Then every 4th day, you should eat plenty of carbs to keep your metabolism burning fat. See, the body doesn’t want to lose fat. It likes homeostasis.

You can have a tight body. With weight training, you can change your butt and boobs even. You can dramatically change your appearance with solid diet and proper training.

As far as body type goes, I was always scrawny. As a kid, I used to be ripped, but my lifestyle got busier and by the time I was a teenager I had high cholesterol and was fatter. I was never huge, but I was pretty pudgy. I started riding my bike everyday. I’d ride 20-25 miles in the afternoon. I lost a lot of fat that way, but I didn’t gain any definition. Then I learned about nutrition and how to eat properly. Currently I eat nothing but meat, eggs, butter, and greens. And some fruit on occasion. I have small bones, broad shoulders for my height, but since I’ve been weight training the size of my chest makes me look narrower. I’ve always had huge muscular thighs and some visible veins. It’s just how to it happens. I’ll never have small thighs, but I can make everything bigger until I’m satisfied.

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I’ve been doing stomach crunches, ab excersies, push ups and cardio for nearly 3 weeks now, I’ve been eating an extremely balanced diet with alot of protein and drinking alot of Water too. I feel much healthier inside and more active but i cant physically See the results. It seems after i work out i can see the beginings of a more muscly stomach but after sleep when i wake up the next morning its gone back to normal.

Anyone know anything which will improve the speed of the results or give work out and diet tips etc..

Much appreciative

It takes months of work, not weeks … say 6 months before you have a six pack. 2 months before you see any difference at all, but even then it will be a slight difference not a six pack

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I am 176 pounds, 10.23% body fat, and six feet tall.

I am dieting and what I eat is lean meats high in protein (lean chicken breast, eggs, tuna, and salmon, aswell as turkey), whole grains (cereals, pasta, breads) I eat barley any saturated fats or trans fats, I also eat alot of fruit and veggies and sometimes an occasional protein bar, like a cliff bar, for snacks.

My workout routine:

Monday:Triceps/biceps (Bench press 5 sets of 10; Curls 5 sets of 10)

Tuesday: HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) Cardio for 15-25 Minutes, with a 30 minute jog after

Wensday: Back and Legs (Dumbell Rows and leg raises 4 sets of 15)

Thursday: Abs ( I usually do multiple types of crunches to get all of my abs, usually I’ll do this for 30 minutes to almost an hour.) And then after I’ll go for a run/jog from anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour.

Friday- Chest workout (This day I do bench press focusing on my pecs, as well as push ups and other workouts focusing on my chest area.)

Saturday- Cardio ( Today I’ll usually do HIIT again followed by a 30 minute to a one hour jog/run)

Sunday- Rest and recovery day.

Supplements: During this time I am dieting and taking a whey protein shake called "Whey Isolate Protein", as well as multivitamins, and b-complex pills to speed metabolism. Also creatine for more muscle performance.

My question is, from these pictures, and me using this type of diet, how long could it be untill I start see my abs come in (like a six pack?).

And if anyone could recommend a workout routine/diet plan it’d be really helpful!

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(Also, I’m 15, if that means anything)

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from the looks of the first pic, you’re already showing abs. just try to build them up

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I have pictures of what my core area looks like and I was wondering how long it will take until I have a nice 6 pack of abs. I just want to know how long it may take because I have homecoming coming up in about 4-5 months and I was wondering if I would/could have a six pack by then. Also if anyone could suggest a diet plan and/or a workout routine it would be really appreciated. (and you’ll probably get 10 points for it.) How long may it take?

I am: 6 feet tall, 176 pounds, 10.23% body fat.

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This goal should be achievable in the timeframe you have. How long exactly depends on how strict you are with your training and diet and how your body adapts to the training. My husband is a personal trainer and would suggest a combination of weight training and cardio training.

For weight training he is a big fan of supersets for maintaining muscle and losing body fat as well as cutting down on length of time training. Supersets is a type of training where one set is completed for two different exercises back to back without a break. This type of training is usually used for increasing muscle mass however with a sixty second break between supersets you also elicit a better cardio response to your training. He also suggests using free weight (dumbbells & barbells, etc) and body weight exercises over machine weights as you should be engaging your core to maintain good posture during the exercise performance. Don’t make the same mistake most guys make of just doing sit ups. Balance your workout to do one exercise per major muscle group. If you choose your exercises right you will be activating your core in most of the exercises. Assuming you have no weights at home here is a very good workout using very little equipment. Make sure you do an adequate warm-up prior to completing the following so as to avoid injury.

Superset 1 (Chest & abs) – Push-ups & Sit – ups (3sets of 10 – 15reps). – To make push-ups harder do abs first.

Superset 2 (Legs & Back) – Dumbell Squats & Dumbbell Rows (3 sets of 10 – 15reps) – If you don’t have dumbells use your imagination. E.g use a tool box for rows (not squats). If you have a spare tyre use it to do tyre flips from the squat in the back yard or garage instead.

Superset 3 (Shoulders & Triceps) – Dumbbell Shoulder Press & Bench/Chair Dips (3sets of 10-15reps). Once again you might want to do the press with a tyre if you don’t have dumbells.

Superset 4 (Biceps & Core/abs) – Dumbbell Bicep Curls & Hover/Plank/Prone hold (3sets of 10 – 15reps & 30 – 90sec hold for hovers). If no dumbells load up some shopping bags with various objects for weight.

Aim for 60sec recovery between supersets of the same exercises. Leave at least one day between sessions which gives you time to do your cardio sessions as well. Every two weeks aim increase your goal rep range by 5 reps (e.g. go from 10 – 15 to 15 – 20.).

With your cardio aim to do approximately 30mins 3-5 times per week, keeping your heartrate around 80% of maximum (220-age then x by .80). This intensity will keep your metabolism up after a workout for a couple of hours and burn more body fat as well as calories. Unlike weights no day off is needed between cardio sessions. This type of training is the most important for the loss of body fat, the weights is more effective for maintaining and building muscle.

As for your nutrition my husband recommends eating a balanced diet with 3 – 5small meals throughout the day. Make sure your main meals have plenty of fiber. This will make you less incline to overeat your recommended calorie intake. Don’t cut out diary food all together as calcium is important for bone and muscles, just aim for the lower fat options. Protein is important so lean meats should definetely be consumed daily but don’t forget about your wholegrains, cereals and beans which give you carbohydrates that your body will need for energy production. In short eat plenty of veggies, fruit (mainly for small snacks) as well as wholegrains (cereals, bread, rice, pasta) and drink plenty of water. Eat less processed foods and foods high in saturated fat. Choose lower fat dairy options and lean meat.

Hope this helps.

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Alright. I’m going to ask multiple questions so whenanswerwing me I guess just make sure to identify which question you are answering. If you can only answer one than still, go ahead. please contribute. And I would appreciate it if you would stay away from really obvious answers unless the question calls for one.
To start off, here is some information. I’m 15, turn 16 in June. I’m about 5"7′ or 5"8′ ish. I weigh about 153 pounds. I don’t exactly eat the best but I’m trying to change that. And I’m on Adderall so I don’t exactly eat much anyway though.

Now I am going to give some more information and ask a question at the same time

1)Do I work out too much? I tend to work out about a couple hours a day… I usually spend most of the time on an eliptical and I will divide that up with like, sit-ups, push-ups, and some other things like planks and supermans.. I do this everyday.. is that too much? will working out this much have any negative effects what-so-ever? I actualls prefer to work out this much. I’;d like to work out more but I dont wanna push it. Like I feel bad about not working out and please don’t try to change that about me. I just wanna know howe much is too much. am I doing too much?

2)How long will it take for a loss or gain in weight to show on the scale. Like if I eat a bag of chips and weigh myself right after, will I be seeing the effect the chips had? and if I jog on the treadmill for an hour and then come weigh myself, will I be seeing the effect that the treadmill had? Or when I weigh myself will I be seeing the results of what I did a few days ago. how does that work

3)What are some really good vitamins/nutrients that I should be tring to get? I’m mainly trying to lose stomach fat and get a six pack and I wanna know what should i make sure I get in my diet for the best effects. like is there a certain thing that will help me out big time? I want to lsoe weight and get abs. so yeah. what should I try and get in my food?

4)The workout routine that I mentioned in number 1, is that enough to get abs? pretty much just sit ups? I have an ab roller and I try to use that occasionally. but are sit ups alone enough?

5)Like I said, I want to get a six pack and lose stomach fat and these damn love handles. hahaha. Whats the best kind of workout to do for that? What is the best way to lsoe stomach fat and to get a six-pack. Especially that six-pack part. I want to get results quick to. dont try and tell me a method jsut because the method is easy. I’m willing to do the difficult. I really want thi six-pack and I’ll do whatever it takes to see results the fastest. but please dont be telling me to go out and buy certain equipment or DVDs or go telling me to buy some shit online please. What is the absoluite best weigh to get a six-pack and about how long do you think it might take? I just wanan get any abs really. anything is a start. even a 2-pack so yeah. best way to get abs and lose stomach fat. and is there something big that I want to avoid doing? like a huge mistake I could make that could hinder my results??

6)I know that you obvously need to lose the fat on top of abs for them to show, but I’ve heard people say that you should lose the stomach fatr then take care of the abs. is that true? Should I get rid of the fat, then work on the abs? or can I work on both on the same time. that way once the fat is gone the abs might already be there. or is that even possible? I have a profound misunderstanding for the human body so sorry haha.

7)What do you think is the biggest I could be but still have abs show up, preferably without flexing? my goal of getting a six-pack, is to have that six-pack be there at all times. I dont wanna have to flex for it to show because then I will be like, trying to show off or something Like what is the largest waist measurement/weight/hip size or whatever that I could have a six-pack still show without flexing?

8)I don’t think I get nearly enough protein. What is a good way to get more protein in my diet. apparantly like fish and red meat or whatever is a good way but like is there and supplement or anything? any way I can just literally add protein to other things? and if not then what IS the best way to get more in my diet. Could I just eat more in order to get enough protein? like id take in lots of calories/fat but then I could maybe just workout extra to burn that off? Idk. that doesnt sound to healthy

Thank you so much in advanced for reading this and for any help you may give me. as you can probably tell, I really want this six-pack. im willind to do whatever it takes. I trust you guys here and Itrust that you can really help me

Also, if you have any tips or words of encouragement in general, then feel free to share.
I really need help!

It will take an hour for me to read yours, just read what I am pasting here

Reduce your junk food intake and stick to wholesome foods such as fruits and vegetables. Imagine your body as the machine to burn your weight and actually perform the workouts.
Do not plan dieting because it is not a solution for a longer duration. You can easily feel tired by following a particular diet pattern for a shorter duration. It reduces your rate of metabolism by draining away the water content and retaining the fat content.

Schedule an exercise program almost daily and gradually increase your workout. Reduce one spicy meal in a week and work towards healthy meal consumption.

Think in realistic terms and decide to lose about one to two pounds per week. Even if you lose weight rapidly you will revert back to the original weight soon. Contact people who have successfully lost weight and follow the same procedures they have tried out.
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I used to have abs, now there gone! ugh… Can anyone please tell me the best upper and lower workouts for my abs? Tips and videos would really help! A diet plan would also help!

2000 *yes, THOUSAND* crunches a day, 4 oz protein, 2 c. vegetables, 1 Tbs. oils for every meal 3 times a day. NO starches, sugars, or nuts.

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